Just in time for baseball season, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez embroiled in a Saturday night scandal: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED reporting that the star tested positive for steroids in 2003 when he was a Texas Ranger--the same year he won MVP!

Rodriguez is baseball's highest paid star.. Also one of the most well-known. Recently, he was the subject of controversy when rumors swirled that he was in a relationship with the then-married Madonna..

But now the sports world--and world of public opinion--has been ignited in debate. USA TODAY phrases today's bombshell development best with their title: "A-Rod fairy tale career takes disturbing turn"..

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